Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Powell, Mnuchin to face Senate grilling on U.S. coronavirus response
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's handling of its massive economic response to the coronavirus pandemic will come under scrutiny on Tuesday as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuc...
May 19, 2020
Long-lasting global recession likely due to COVID-19, says World Economic Forum report
LONDON (Reuters) - Risk managers expect a prolonged global recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the World Economic Forum showed on Tuesday. Two-thirds of the 347 respondents ...
May 19, 2020
Sony to turn financial arm into wholly owned unit for $3.7 billion: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp will turn its financial arm, Sony Financial Holdings Inc , into a wholly owned unit through a tender offer worth about 400 billion yen ($3.72 billion), the Nikkei business ...
May 18, 2020
Thailand reports two new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Tuesday confirmed two new coronavirus cases and no additional deaths, bringing its total to 3,033 infections, a senior official said. The two new cases were in the sout...
May 18, 2020
Taiwan tells U.S. it is complying with North Korea sanctions
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is complying with international sanctions against North Korea, a senior Taiwanese security official told the United States' deputy representative for North Korea on Tuesday, ...
May 18, 2020
New Zealand reports no new coronavirus cases for second straight day
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand recorded no new coronavirus cases for the second straight day on Tuesday, but authorities said it was premature to discuss moving the country to "level one" in its scale...
May 18, 2020
Tesla’s China car registrations plunge 64% month-on-month in April
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc's China car registrations slumped 64% in April, month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed. Tesla's China registrations,...
May 18, 2020
Alibaba-backed Xpeng gets production license for Zhaoqing car plant
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Xpeng, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Xiaomi Corp , said on Tuesday it has production license for its fully-owned Zhaoqing car p...
May 18, 2020
White House panel: Build new tech infrastructure for future jobs
By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House advisory panel on Tuesday will call for the government and private industry to work together to build new technological inf...
May 18, 2020
Financial gain trumps espionage as top motivator in cyber attacks: report
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) - Money trumped spying as the top motivator for data breaches last year, according to Verizon's annual report on cyber crimes published on Tuesday. About nine ou...
May 18, 2020
